Clip
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
metal
Order this imageCollection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 740792.2.3.2
Summary
The eight clips made up of a set of two and six. Part of the contents of a small 6 cube Oxo tin also including; six buttons twenty two eyes, made of a set of seven on a string, a set of three S shaped and a set of twelve hoops. four fasteners, two small and two large a series of hooks, various sizes one screw nut two popper studs, one complete on card and one male end only. Kept in the inner tray,740792.1.3, of a sewing box 740792.1. Two push on clips gold metal in colour, used to secure hoop back buttons so they can be removed and polished (such as military buttons). One is slightly larger than the other but both have the same design of flat one side with a central hump and kick end. Set of six brass coloured button clips, used to secure hoop back buttons. They have a rounded top end with a central hump on both sides created an open circle and a slight kick to both sides of the open end to aid attachment.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.